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Sometimes a small impulse is enough. One look, one movement, one encounter. Something that takes us out of our everyday lives and allows us to see the world differently for a moment. What if change is closer than we think? What if it is not only triggered by major life events, but also by our expectations, our minds, and the things we believe in? This is the idea behind the 13th annual international festival of contemporary dance, physical theatre and new circus MOVE Fest Ost

Our international project Sounds of Diversity, which brings together contemporary music, dance, and lighting design, has received the prestigious Visegrad Fund Project of the Year 2025 award. Selected from hundreds of projects supported by the International Visegrad Fund in 2025, it was chosen as one of four finalists—one representing each Visegrad country—and ultimately became the overall winner in the public vote. Marcela Kysová, Chair of the Ostrava Creative Centre, one of

At the beginning of May, we participated with our project Eye’m in an international seminar for emerging artistic projects in public space. This intensive six-day laboratory was organised by the European platform In Situ in collaboration with BASE Milano and ZONA K. During this week, our “eyes” travelled quite a journey, and we would like to share a bit of what we experienced in Milan and what we are taking away from it. The first days were dedicated to meeting artists from a

Following last year’s successful premieres at railway stations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Germany, the Czech-Slovak site-specific project Connecting/Stations continues into a new season. In 2026, it will once again bring contemporary dance directly into public space, appearing at major festivals across the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Audiences can look forward to a unique experience in places normally associated with transit, waiting, and everyday movement - spaces

Movement is not an extracurricular activity. It is a language. And it belongs in schools. Do you agree? We do - which is why MOVE Ostrava has become part of the nationwide network CUKR – Centres for Artistic and Creative Education in the Regions.. CUKR connects schools, artists, and cultural organisations, supporting what we have long believed in - that art is not an addition to education, but a fully-fledged educational tool. That movement, dance, and working with the body d